diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
index b1f46707dcc0..27e4acb1620f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ void ice_reset_all_vfs(struct ice_pf *pf)
 		 * setup only when VF creates its first FDIR rule.
 		 */
 		if (vf->ctrl_vsi_idx != ICE_NO_VSI)
-			ice_vf_ctrl_invalidate_vsi(vf);
+			ice_vf_ctrl_vsi_release(vf);
 
 		ice_vf_pre_vsi_rebuild(vf);
 		if (ice_vf_rebuild_vsi(vf)) {